CHAPTER 39 Last Kiss

He walked down the Second Floor of the hall in the Malfoy Manor, balancing himself with the foot of his left and right. He glanced to the portraits hanging to the dark wall, furrowing each and one of them as the Malfoy descedants gazes right ar him. He rolled his eyes, feeling as if they were mocking him. He sighed gently, stopping once he took a glimpse of the old portrait that he once thought was owned by his grandfather. He took a moment to finally notice that it was hanging right next to the dungeon door;he secretly wishes that Luna saw the painting so that she would be encouraged.

He placed his hand down to his side with the other still holding the prisoners' dinner. He stared to the portrait, looking at Bernice Lovegood like he had never seen her before. The blonde girl looked right at him with her dark blue eyes as if she was staring right inside his soul. He cringed, realizing that the girl inside the portrait has a strange resemblance of Luna. There was something right inside Bernice's eyes that can make anybody curious; like they were daring you to find out anything about the girl. He blinked in surprise, placing his index finger to the girl's hair and whispered "I will try everything just to save Luna and Clementine alright? Even if it would hurt her" his face turned into a worrying frown, pushing himself from the wall and turned around to continue his way. As he turned his head to face the dungeon door, he could swore that on the side if his eye, he saw Bernice's lips form to a smile.

He stepped on the cold marble floor, staring right at Luna's sitting position; with her eyes closed and deep breaths, he knew that she was asleep. He took another step and kneeled down right infront of her, caressing her cheek as his anger began to rise. He tried not to think or even look at her scars but the pink cuts seem to be mocking him.

"She had suffered enough Malfoy. You don't need to hurt her anymore" he heard a man's voice say. He whipped his head to look at his left, there, inside the dark side of the cellar stood Dean Thomas with his eyebrows furrowed with disgust. Draco rolled his eyes at his classmate, standing up, he sneered at him to show that he was completely annoyed with how the man interrupted his time with Luna.

"I didn't know you were capable of raping somebody Malfoy" Dean accused, clenching his fists to his sides as if he was ready to throw a punch.

"I didn't know you were capable of such judgement Dean" the two boys turned around and looked at Luna. She furrowed her eyebrows at Dean and her eyes were filled with questions. She touched her tummy, completely offended by the man's words for Draco. "You only know his last name, not entirely 'him', Dean" her voice came out as a soft whisper, making the man to curse right under his breath and to roll his eyes from Griphook's noticeable smirk. Draco returned to Luna, this time, with his face blank but with eyes filled with something. Something that tells luna that he was thinking about bad things again.

She raises her hand and touches his cheek, caressing him as she stood on her tiptoes. "You know that what Dean said wasn't true" his eyes were casted downwards, looking at Luna's bare feet like they were the only things that can make him calm down. In truth, he cannot bring himself to look right at her. He knows that Dean was right. Even if he didn't raped her, his mind just went upside doen again. She was just alone, sad, and worrying, and even if he loves her, he feels as if he had used her. He feels as if he forced her to do something she regrets. He feels as if he had ruined Luna's life. It might be painful but he knows that he had just pulled her right inside the darkness.

"Those nights-" she begged, clutching her fist right where her heart lies. "-I'm not regretting them. Never." She added. She can feel him drifting away from her again. His eyes were there, but not entirely with her. Infact, they weren't even there. He's returning to his walls, constructing each brick that Luna had already pushed over and creating new ones."Draco, listen to me" she kissed his lips, soft and fast as if she had just pecked him. He blinked and returned once again to her. Everything went pouring down. He looked at her with his eyebrows furrowed and lips formed into a thin line, his eyes were alive but full of dread, sadness and worry.

"I wouldn't give you up. Never." there were weak tears forming right on her eyelids. She rubbed them clumsily out from her eyes, hissing as the liquid touches the fresh cuts that were on her skin. He sighs from his pointed nose, pinching the bridge as his brain started to pulse inside his skull. He can't make himself to look right at her pleading eyes, they were his weak spot.

"Luna, someday, you will think about this and regret everything" he said, fighting off the vibrations that his lips were trying to show. "I would never-" she started, but Draco was faster "You're worth so much more" he grabbed her wrists gently, his eyes trailing to the scars that were imprinted on her skin. He leaned in and kisses the long gash that was on her right cheek. She gasps as his kiss made the scar tingle. But then, she feels that it was bitter yet, it was also sweet. "You don't deserve these" he gestured her scars with his eyes, his inside churning with nervousness. She followed his lead, opening her mouth as if she was about to say something but closes it right after. "And I don't deserve you" the last word was a whisper, but it was strangely hearable because of the gasps that were echoing right to the couple's background.

She raises her head bravely. She knows what was coming and yet, she knows that she has to remain standing on the ground. Her mouth opened again, but she figured out that she doesn't want to say anything. She just wants to be close to him. She jumped right inside his chest, wrapping her arms around him as she inhales his scent. "You were so worth it, Draco Malfoy. It's impossible not to love you"

He closes his eyes and planted a kiss on the top of her head "I'm sorry, but I have to do this. I need to keep the both of you safe" he inhales her scent. Even if there were dirt and blood on her, the sweet smell of Luna was still there, tickling his nose as he breathes for more. "I love you" she breaks away to look at him. Her words were full of emotions and her eyes were staring right at his. He reaches out the strand of her hair and puts it on the back of her ear, gasping as he was blown away by her. He leaned down his head, contemplating her and how she blossoms even after she was covered in dirt. "I love you too. But I have to, there's no other way" she sighed, but still appeared him the smile that made his knees go weak. "Draco, just promise me one thing" she tiptoed higher and aligned her lips to his. Closing her eyes, she advanced and her kips met his'.

"Promise me that this wouldn't be our last kiss" she murmured when she lets go of his lips. He grinned back, feeling the atmosphere change into a lighter one "Never" and by that, she responded by taking his lips again, to hers.

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